A blog for developers programming with Autodesk platforms, particularly AutoCAD and Forge. With a special focus on AR/VR and IoT.

30 posts categorized "Conferences"

April 22, 2016

Preparations are in full swing for the Forge DevCon being held in San Francisco on June 15-16, 2016. Fort Mason is going to be transformed into a Mecca for software developers serving the AEC and Manufacturing industries (or people simply wanting to know more about the Autodesk platform technology). As I’ve mentioned a few times, I’m in charge of the speaker track for Virtual and Augmented Reality. We have some great speakers lined up: Tony Parisi (one of the inventors of VRML, back in the day) will be talking about WebVR and glTF, Josh Carpenter will be talking about...
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March 28, 2016

The tracks have now been posted for the upcoming Forge DevCon in SF on June 15-16, 2016: Forge Basics AEC (including BIM and Generative Design) Manufacturing – Design Manufacturing ­– Making (including 3D printing and subtractive) Manufacturing – Manage (including PLM, ERP and more) Virtual Reality/Augmented Reality Internet of Things Business Development To give people an idea of the content, we’ve pulled together about 35 class descriptions of the 60 or so we expect to schedule. I’m managing the VR/AR speaker track, so I’ve been spending time reaching out to and signing up speakers for the 8 or so...
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February 22, 2016

Registration is now open for the Forge Developer Conference being held at Fort Mason in San Francisco on June 15 & 16, 2016. This event marks a significant shift for Autodesk, as we march towards a future where the majority of software is delivered via the web – and is accessible via web-services. We’re still very much at the beginning of this journey and this conference is a great opportunity to be part of it: you can get in on the ground floor and participate actively in this important industry shift. We’re expecting upwards of 1,100 developers (from more...
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October 31, 2014

The videos from the TEDxCERN event I attended in late September are now online. As I’m busy working on my AU 2014 presentations, here’s a selection of the ones I think will be of most interest to this audience. You can always go through the full playlist on YouTube, of course: they are all worth watching. The surprising strengths of materials in the nanoworld | Julia Greer Is a vaccine for cancer possible? | Sonia Trigueros The weirdness of water could be the answer | Marcia Barbosa When a tree calls for help | Topher White Remote heart diagnosis...
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September 25, 2014

I was expecting yesterday’s TEDx event at CERN to be good, but it was way beyond that. The overall theme of the event was “Forward: Charting the Future with Science.” It comprised 17 separate sessions grouped into 3 sections – Adapt, Change & Create – with Brian Cox as host. The event was planned and executed very well: even when the occasional minor glitch occurred it only ended up adding fun to the proceedings. The agenda was structured nicely, with a good progression of themes between sessions. I really liked the inclusion of 3 TED-Ed sessions on climate change,...
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September 24, 2014

I last went to CERN back in 1996 (although it may have been late 1995) for an ADGE conference. I think that ADGE stood for “Autodesk Developer Group Europe”, but the A might also have been for AUGI. Any old-timers out there who can confirm? (I’m sure Jeremy Tammik remembers. :-) Anyway, the ADGE conference that year was held at CERN, which was really cool. As part of the entertainment we had a tour around the facilities, including the accelerator complex – although some time before construction of the Large Hadron Collider was started. So here I find myself...
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September 09, 2014

Last week I spent a morning at SINDEX 2014, which is apparently Switzerland’s largest technology exhibition. Its main focus is on industrial electronics and automation: not exactly fields I know a lot about, but ones that I do find to be extremely interesting. There were 400 or so exhibitors, many focused on providing sensors and electrical equipment, others providing complete automation solutions. There was a serious focus on robotics, for instance, something in which regular readers will know I have a strong interest. This post contains a few examples of the robots that were on show. This robot, from...
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September 02, 2014

Now that registration is open for Autodesk University 2014, people are busy signing up for classes. For those of you who are curious about the classes I’m delivering/hosting/attending at this year’s event, here they are. I’ll break things down day-by-day, in case you’re interested in finding an opportunity to meet up but can’t attend one of my sessions. Monday (Dec 1st) I’ll be attending the ADN DevDay, all day. Always lots of great information to absorb there, of course (jetlag permitting ;-). Tuesday (Dec 2nd) I’ll be hanging out at the ADN DevHack for most of the afternoon, although...
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February 14, 2012

After initially holding DevCamps annually in 2007 and 2008, we’ve now settled down to the more regular rhythm of every other year (the last set was in 2010). Which means, of course, it’s time to do them again. :-) As already reported by Geoff, Heidi, Jeremy and Shaan, here is some information regarding this year’s DevCamps: AEC When: June 6-7, with a DevLab on June 8 Where: Boston, Massachusetts – near Autodesk’s AEC Division headquarters Cost: early bird discount fee of US $500 valid to April 30, 2012, thereafter US $600 Manufacturing When: June 13-14, with a DevLab on...
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April 30, 2009

As those of you following me on Twitter may know, I spent Monday morning at Milan Design Week. I had a couple of reasons for being in Milan at this time. Firstly, my grandmother now lives there, so I spent Sunday evening (the evening of her birthday) with her and my Milan-resident family. The second reason was Milan Design Week. In recent weeks I’ve been in touch with a Swedish designer, Staffan Holm, who I knew would be exhibiting at SaloneSatellite during this year’s Milan Design Week. SaloneSatellite is the general-admission (i.e. it’s free to get in) section of...
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